TTGL: So this is the heavens

Omake I2: The Karakura gang.

A/N: This Omake is dedicated to archsage328. Once again he was kind enough to allow it to be uploaded into this story. He seems to have a thirst for knowledge so this Omake will fill in some of the gaps between the Bleach canon and this fanfic. Hope you all enjoy.

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The world changed drastically within the lifetime of substitute shinigami Ichigo Kurosaki. Technology skyrocketed in advancement and the human population swelled. In his declining years, war broke out with a new enemy that didn't like this rapid advancement. Ichigo and all of humanity fought against them but it was not enough and over ninety percent of the human population was wiped out. This is a story for another time though.

Ichigo had far surpassed the power level of a captain in life and had made many friends among the current captains so upon his death he was instantly given the captaincy of the Fifth Division.

With the sudden influx of souls entering the Soul Society, poverty, squalor, crime and hollow attacks increased dramatically. Ichigo was at the forefront of the crusade to bring things back under control. As the imbalance of souls made itself known and hatred grew toward the shinigami for being unable to fix it, efforts quickly broke down.

To this day, Ichigo remains the most active captain despite the restraints placed down by Central 46, single-handedly defeated a large cult of hollow worshippers and their summoned vasto lorde company that sought to take over the Seireitei.

Uryu Ishida took a different path upon his death. Rather than joining the ranks of the Shinigami, whom he still harboured a dislike towards, not to mention fashion differences, he set up his own academy in the mountains where he trained a new generation of quince.

Numerous time he and his pupils have teamed up with the shinigami to deal with large problems. Ishida and the quince perform a large amount of day to day fighting as they are not restricted from combat like the Gotai Thirteen.

During the current crisis it was Ishida that banded together a second army apart from Kamina's that was able to force Aizen back. He is greatly respected by the shinigami captains who see him as a master strategist.

Orihime Inoue was entered into the Fourth Division as Fifth seat the same time that Ichigo was made captain. She worked hard and was a particular favourite amongst many of the squads, many shinigami getting into fights purely to get to visit her. After saving the life of captain Ukitake she was promoted to fourth seat. Upon the death of the former third seat on a mission, she replaced him.

She retained her crush on Ichigo and ensures that she is always first on the scene after he has been in a battle. She still hasn't had the courage to ask him out but vowed that once she reached lieutenant that she would take the plunge.

In the current timeline she survived Aizen's destruction of the Seireitei by using her shield powers. After healing the other survivors they left the runs and eventually joined up with Ishida.

Sado Yasutora, also known commonly as Chad, was chosen by Ichigo to serve as his Third seat. His quiet nature and super strength marked him as the perfect officer while his unshakeable loyalty to Ichigo made him the envy of many other captains. He has cast himself as Ichigo's unofficial personal bodyguard.

In his down time he spends time with Captain Shusui relaxing in near silence over a cup of warm sake and with Captain Hisagi with whom he started a rock band with. He is regarded as a rock star by many of the souls in the Rukongai and outlaying villages where they sometimes visit on tours.

During Aizen's assault on the Seireitei he was away fighting bandits along with the rest of the Fifth Division under the leadership of Lieutenant Rukai Kuchiki. Rukai was injured when the mission was revealed to be a trap and Chad carried her to safely as he and the remaining shinigami fought they way out. They too met up with Ishida's force.

Rukia Kuchiki was the obvious choice for Ichigo's lieutenant. Byakuya agreed to the arrangement and so she took her place among the ranks that befitted a member of the Kuchiki family.

The two were constantly at each others throats but somehow the division managed to run smoothly. Ichigo tutored her himself so that she could perform bankai, which she now can although it is currently very unstable and cannot be active for long. She is regarded as the third strongest active female shinigami after captains Unohana and Soifon.

She was on a mission at the time of Aizen's onslaught, leading the Fifth Division while Ichigo was monitoring the students. Due to her leading from the front she was caught full blast in the trap and was injured. After joining up with Ishida she became the shinigami representative to the quince due to her friendship with Ishida.

Renji Abarai became a Captain long before Ichigo's death and lorded it up over his rival. He was still unable to defeat his former captain, Byakuya, but the proud man was finally able to acknowledge him as a worthy opponent.

He took on Kira Izaru as his lieutenant due to their friendship and Kira's inability to become a captain himself. With Momo Hinamori in early retirement, Kira and Renji were the only two left from their academy days. Renji's Division works closely with both the Fifth and Sixth Divisions.

He was away from the seireitei during Aizen's jailbreak and eventually joined up with Kamina.

Don Kanonji died a surprisingly heroic death when he held off several powerful enemies, allowing a group of children time to escape. Once in the Soul Society he trained to become a shinigami but realised that this was not his calling. Instead he reinitiated his TV career by creating a hollow prank show using secret cameras. His popularity exploded and until Aizen's return he was ranked the most popular person in the Soul Society. His current whereabouts are unknown.

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A/N: Hope you all enjoyed this. If you like this and I get enough positive feedback on it I might create a second one filling in a few more characters. Next proper chapter should be up Friday as usual but I think it will be a pretty long chapter so if it is a bit late then I apologise. Anyway, until then

-FWF